How to give the next generation of scholars a career boost
Holly Else examines European efforts to make academic career paths less challenging to navigate
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The impact of impact
The REF鈥檚 formal assessment of the impact of academic work was highly controversial in theory: how did it play out in practice?
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Parenthood and academia: an impossible balance?
Male and female scholars speak frankly about juggling parenting and research
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We must rev up our relationship with India
The UK has to strengthen ties with Asia if it is to reverse the decline in international students, says Liam Byrne
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Age may not wither them but stale sector needs variety of staff
A bottleneck of over-60s leaves scant room for 'new blood', data suggest. Jack Grove writes
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Best University Workplace Survey 2015: results and analysis
The results show that most people in the sector enjoy their work and their colleagues, but some are happier than others
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Time in Powers of Ten: Natural Phenomena and their Timescales, by Gerard 鈥檛 Hooft and Stefan Vandoren
Considering different timescales is a fun way to digest serious science, finds Graham Farmelo
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THE Scholarly Web - 18 July 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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THE Scholarly Web - Telescopic theses
鈥淲here are all the dead people? The Black Death killed millions, so where are they all buried? I鈥檒l find them! With maths!鈥 This tweet, sent by University of Sheffield PhD candidate Alison Atkin (@...
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Big fish
As Nobel prize hopefuls dream of receiving a life-changing phone call ahead of next week鈥檚 official announcements, four science laureates reflect on what the honour has meant for them
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How to win a Nobel prize
Four scientists reflect on the perks and drawbacks that go hand in hand with winning the most prized prize
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PhD reform provokes debate
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life, by Jordan Ellenberg
Tony Mann enjoys a fresh application of complex mathematical thinking to commonplace events
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Liberation theology
Sarah Coakley is outspoken about theology鈥檚 relevance and determined not to allow it to wither in a dusty campus corner. She tells Matthew Reisz how it can illuminate contemporary issues such as...
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What鈥檚 God got to do with evolution?
Sarah Coakley, Cambridge professor of divinity, discusses how theology throws light on evolution, gender and other issues